Research Article
Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation
Table 9
Reported barriers to adherence to hypertension therapy.
| Barrier | Mean | SD |
| (1) I am unable to do exercise | 2.716 | 1.774 | (2) I like fast and fried food | 2.567 | 1.440 | (3) I like salty foods (I cannot keep myself away from salty foods) | 2.434 | 1.520 | (4) In general, I do not like medications | 2.423 | 1.517 | (5) My medication is too expensive | 2.370 | 1.540 | (6) I have to take too many medications every day | 2.346 | 1.525 | (7) My medication is not available | 2.095 | 1.454 | (8) I experience side effects from medication | 2.088 | 1.416 | (9) I have no time for regular exercise in my life | 2.017 | 1.537 | (10) Lack of motivation as there is no cure | 2.013 | 1.392 | (11) I am not interested in doing exercise | 2.002 | 1.529 | (12) I find it difficult to follow my treatment regime | 1.997 | 1.252 | (13) I forget to take my medication | 1.956 | 1.338 | (14) I do not want to take my medication | 1.953 | 1.347 | (15) I am not able to go to the clinic to get my medication | 1.911 | 1.586 | (16) I am not interested in stopping smoking | 0.363 | 1.110 | (17) I would like to stop smoking, but find it difficult | 0.362 | 1.082 |
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